1888–89 Celtic F.C. season
# 1888–89 Celtic F.C. season

The 1888–89 season was the first season of football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Cup, Glasgow Exhibition Cup, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Glasgow Cup and Glasgow North Eastern Cup.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | SCO | Willie Dunning |
| — | DF | SCO | Mick McKeown |
| — | DF | SCO | Willie Maley |
| — | DF | SCO | Jas Kelly |
| — | DF | SCO | Jas McLaren |
| — | DF | EIR | Alexander Collins |
| — | MF | SCO | Johnny Coleman |
| — | MF | SCO | Mick Dunbar |
| — | MF | SCO | Tom Maley |
| — | MF | SCO | Paddy Gallagher |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Neil McCallum |
| — | FW | SCO | Willie Groves |

## Team statistics

### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Cup | 1st round | — | Runners-up | 1 September 1888 | 9 February 1889 |

Updated to match played 21 May 2017 (2017-05-21). Source: Competitions

